Pennon and Battle News

Dear Lord,
Pennon and Battle will undergo maintenance on April 23rd at 5:00 PM Pacific Time. During this maintenance, there will be an expected downtime of 1 hour. We recommend all players log out in advance and log back in once maintenance is complete.

This update brings the following content:
[h3]Campaign[/h3]

• A new challenge campaign [Decision] will be added, with a new limited-time challenge event starting on April 23rd at 6:00 PM Pacific Time.
  
• All campaigns are initially fully unlocked. If players have spent Aether Crystals to unlock campaigns, they will be refunded after the update.
  

[h3]Issue Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed the issue with [Tournament] anomalies.
  
• Fixed some other known issues.
  

Lastly, thank you for all the feedback and suggestions regarding the game, which are invaluable to us! We will carefully listen to everyone's opinions and continue to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!

Dear Lords:
We are pleased to announce that "Pennon and Battle" will be participating in the Strategems Sale event jointly hosted by IndieArk and Goblinz Publishing!
For this, we have set up a two-week discount period, which is:

• Pacific Time: April 21st 10:00 to May 5th 10:00
  

During this period, you can enjoy a 20% discount to purchase "Pennon and Battle" and 'Enjoy Mode Expansion Pack'. We hope everyone can fully enjoy the endless fun of strategy games during the Strategems sale event and the holidays!

We also hope to bring new content to everyone as soon as possible. We welcome everyone to provide valuable suggestions through our official community, Steam community feedback collection posts, and other channels, which will greatly help our subsequent development work. If you encounter any issues in the game, please prioritize feedback through the in-game customer service center, which will help us locate and resolve issues more quickly. Thank you again for your support of "Pennon and Battle", and we wish you a pleasant gaming experience!

Dear Lords,
The 0.8.10 patch for "Pennon and Battle" has been released, bringing the following updates:

• Fixed the issue where Chain Fireball caused abnormal [Ignite] effects
  
• Fixed the issue with abnormal [Eschaton Descent] effects
  
• Fixed the issue where the [Reaper] skill was not working
  
• Fixed some other known issues
  

Finally, thank you all for your feedback and suggestions on the game, which are invaluable to us! We will carefully listen to everyone's opinions and continue to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!

Dear Lords,

• The 0.8.9 patch for "Pennon and Battle" has been released, bringing the following updates:
  
• Fixed the issue with the abnormal Ignite effect
  
• Fixed the issue where Epic Campaign would not auto save in some cases
  
• Fixed the issue where heroes in Multiplayer Campaign could not learn skills during Upgrade.
  
• Fixed some other known issues
  

Finally, thank you all for your feedback and suggestions on the game, which are invaluable to us! We will carefully listen to everyone's opinions and continue to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!

Dear Lords: 
Pennon and Battle will undergo maintenance at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on March 24th. During this maintenance, there will be an expected downtime of 1 hour. It is recommended that all players log out of the game in advance and log back in after the maintenance is complete.

This update brings the following new content
[h3]Soldier[/h3]

• Implemented all new soldier art assets
  

[h3]spell[/h3]

• Added the following spells
  - Water: [Frost Domain], [Spring Nourishment]
  - Fire: [Heartburn Assault], [Fervor]
  - Earth: [Earth Spirit Field], [Meteor Strike]
  - Wind: [Cyclonic Strike], [Lightning Storm], [Storm Judgment]
  - Light: [Light's Banishment], [Eschaton Descent], [Holy Prism]
  - Dark: [Mana Conversion], [Poisonous Trap], [Shadow Chains]
  - Special: [Domain Resonance], [Seal], [Warp], [Decay Sorcery], [Arcane Outburst], [Time Rift], [Degeneration Spell]
  
• When constructing a spell academy in a town, you can set a spell affinity. After setting the affinity, the spell academy will feature more spells of the chosen affinity. Each town can have different affinity settings.
  

[h3]Equipment[/h3]

• New equipment added: [Horn of Dominion], [Armlet of Decapitation], [Nether Robe], [Magic Bottle], [Dragon Blood Sword], [Undead Armor]
  
• New equipment can be upgraded, granting additional effects upon enhancement.
  

[h3]Hero Battle[/h3]

• In [Lobby]-[Hero Battle], you can experience the new Hero Battle gameplay, including [Epic Campaign], [Tournament], and [Training Ground]. Participate in the Epic Campaign to develop your heroes, and save your hero data as Epic Heroes at the end of the campaign. Use Epic Heroes to join the Tournament and Training Ground to engage in Hero Battle with other players.
  
• [Arena] has been removed from the Lobby, and the Normal Campaign has deleted the function to save [Epic Heroes]. Old Epic Hero data is no longer compatible and has been cleared.
  

[h3]Soldier Equipment[/h3]

• New [Soldier Equipment] added to out-of-battle development, equipping it will grant soldiers additional enhancement effects
  
• Participate in [Tournament] to obtain soldier equipment
  

[h3]Hotseat Mode[/h3]

• Added [Hotseat Mode], accessible via [Lobby] - [Online Campaign]
  
• This mode allows multiple players to play together on a single device, taking turns, supporting up to 8 players.
  

 
[h3]Challenge Campaign[/h3]

• Added [Archipelago Sea] campaign, where islands are scattered across the vast sea. Sail to explore unknown waters, conquer each island, and raise your flag.
  
• A new limited-time challenge event will start on March 20th at 18:00 (Pacific Time).
  
• Added challenge contracts [True Vision], [Fight to the death].
  

[h3]Hero trial[/h3]

• The [Hero trial] feature will be unlocked when the player reaches level 15.
  
• When the hero's development progress is ≥70%, they can participate in the Hero trial and earn more talent points upon completion.
  
• Currently, only trials for some heroes are available, and trials for other heroes will be unlocked in future updates.
  

In addition to new content, this update also includes adjustments and optimizations to the following aspects, and fixes some game issues.

[h3]Balance adjustments[/h3]

• Reduced health and damage growth when heroes level up
  
• Reduced damage of some spells
  
• Damage in [Invisible] state adjusted from 3x to 2x
  
• [Dispel the Mist] adjusted to a maximum of 2 uses per day
  
• The cost of recruiting heroes in towns with Golden Coins will increase with hero level
  

[h3]Other optimizations[/h3]

• In battles occurring at passes, the defending side will have walls and arrow towers. Upgrading the pass can increase the number of arrow towers.
  
• [Wonder] buildings no longer affect the town's Construct status. After constructing a [Wonder] building, a new marker will be displayed additionally.
  
• When [Event Card] reaches level 3, you can choose a level 2 event card as material.
  
• The damage preview window in battles will be hidden during actions.
  
• Optimized the island map’s generation rules.
  
• Continue to optimize and improve the display and interaction operations of the interface.
  

[h3]Issue Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed some player-reported issues and other known issues
  

Finally, thank you all for the feedback and suggestions on the game, which are very valuable to us! We will listen carefully to everyone's opinions and continue to work hard to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!